Today, we start a new topic about the Cold War.
-Cold War
- 1945-1990
- US vs Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
- had 2 different opinions of the government
- Bolshevik (Communist) Revolution
- US had a scare that we might become communists
- Comintern= Communist international
- end of the cold war the Soviet Union fell apart
- Soviet- the leader of the area
- Russia is just the largest of the republics
- Wasn't a fighting war
-1920's (Before the Cold War)
- US Red Scare
- stopped immigration
-Definition of the Cold War
- Cold War A state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full-scale war, especially that which existed between the United States and Soviet Union following World War II.
- A political, strategic and ideological struggle between the US and the USSR
- Spread throughout the world- Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America
-Discussion
- Communism vs. Democracy:
- Democracy- relies on the people to decide through voting
- Communism Countries-Cuba, China, North Korea, Vietnam, and Laos
- Communist- government controls everything. Take away peoples rights.
- Socialism vs. Capitalism:
- Socialism-Government owns businesses
- Capitalism-People own Businesses
- Karl Marx
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